When I was a teen I worked in the family office in NYC as a messenger/delivery boy during the summer. And when a message had to be sent as quickly as possible to a customer or a salesman or one of our principals in Europe, there was this little gadget on the wall - sort of like an oven timer. You turned the dial and as the internal spring brought it back it made a clicking-clanking sound. It sent a special code by wire to the nearest WESTERN UNION office and a few minutes later someone would arrive to pick up the telegram or cablegram to take it back to be transmitted.
A few minutes ago - seated at my desk - I received an order for an ad for the website from a lady in Australia. I quoted her the price and asked what website to make the link to. She immediately contacted by e-mail her webmaster - in Denmark. Within 15 minutes all was settled - and I even received a PayPal payment! Around the world and back in minutes. Most amazing.
The new ad goes up on Monday. It was our first ad from someone in Australia - I gave her a special discount.
